Forty-two percent (42%) of the shares of Sea Passion Corporation worth nearly a million dollars USD will be auctioned off on June 5th at 9:30am at the Office of the Director of Public Safety in Koror, Palau. Six (6) Defendants holding 42% of the total shares of Sea Passion Corporation will have their shares publicly […]
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Export of fish caught within 20% of PNMS recommended
A proposal amending the Palau National Marine Sanctuary Act(PNMS) to allow long-line fishing within the 20% Domestic Fishing Zone was introduced in the Senate, OEK this April. According to bill findings, restrictions placed on the designated Domestic Fishing Zone of the PNMS Act are over burdensome and do not help the main objectives of PNMS […]
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Ambassador Kyota addresses REAL ID issue
Palau’s Ambassador Hersey Kyota says he is addressing the impact of the Real ID Act on Palauans residing in the United States having difficulties renewing or getting driver’s license or ID cards as result of new regulations issued. United States Department of State and Homeland Security Recently, United States Department of Homeland Security issued a […]
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Physical exam to be required of all gov’t employees
To help in the fight against non-communicable disease (NCD), President Remengesau announced that he will be issuing an executive order mandating all government employees to undergo physical exam. He added that he plan to work with national congress to pass a law that would also mandate all employees in the private sector to get physical […]
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Future is economy not on compact dependence: Remengesau
“Growing the economy is the future of Palau, not the dependence on the Compact”, expressed President Remengesau at this week’s press conference, reiterating his statements at the State of the Republic Address which calls for greater ownership and responsibility for Palau’s own development. “Budget should not be contingent on the amount of money we receive […]
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Palau remains under dengue outbreak watch
Palau remains under Dengue Outbreak status since the declaration in December of 2018. Between 15-21 April there were 8 lab confirmed cases according to report from Ministry of Health, bringing a total of 164 cases since 1 December 2018. Of these cases, 100 were identified as serotype-3 cases by the Hawaii State laboratory. No deaths […]